Since I was in second grade I have been playing basketball, I instantly felt a strong bond between me and the game. Maybe it was because I was a foot taller than everyone else on the court, but I knew this was the right game for me. Since then I grew into quite a nice low post player. Here are seven little tips that have helped me become a good low post player.

1. Positioning- The first step to becoming a dominate low post player is to establish position on the low block. You need to get yourself to the low block and do everything you can that is legal to remain there. Don’t let yourself get pushed off the block. A big man is not going to do much if he is floating around the three point line.

2. Be Physical- Don’t be afraid to give someone a little knee to the back or turn around with your elbows out and hit them in the head. You need to be physical to keep your position down on the block. When a person is cutting through the lane give him a solid arm bar to slow him down. Plus, if you’re physical enough they will think twice about coming around your area again.

3. Keep Contact- Always keep contact with the player you’re guarding or being covered by. When you’re on defense always have a hand on his back when he is on the block. Make sure your hand is in the middle of his back so he doesn’t know which way you are playing him. When you are on offense on the block you want to be able to feel where he is when you have the ball to plan out your move.

4. Court Awareness- Make sure you always know where you are on the court. You can do this by either looking back at the other hoop and determine where you are or when you play a lot you can just tell where you are at all times.

5. Don’t be Afraid of Fouls- Don’t be afraid to get a foul called on you. You have five of them, if you don’t use at least four of your fouls you’re not playing hard enough. If you are going to foul someone make sure the foul really counts. Go in there and make sure they think twice about meeting you again.

6. Don’t Duplicate You’re Move- Never use your move more than twice in a row. It makes the life of the defender harder if he never knows what you are going to do next. Change from your drop step to a nice little jump hook in the lane. Always keep him guessing.

7. Have a Signature Move- I know it sounds funny but you should have a move that will work 90 percent of the time. If you have you signature move you know you always have a go to move. You can bust it out when you aren’t shooting good and know that you will at least score and help your team. If they over play you to your signature move you can just pass it out and find the open man. If you have a signature move your whole team will become a better team.

Zach Sayward

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